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<blockquote data-quote="Greenhornet_au" data-source="post: 615858" data-attributes="member: 8767"><p>I think I saw that method of welding with batteries when I was a kid in the late 60's or early 70's.</p><p></p><p>On one of those bush exploring series with ex army guys or a doco about the bush or similar.</p><p>But I am sure it was done well before that, many things new, are old, if you know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>However it is good advice for someone going bush and needing to be independent, some brothers I knew </p><p>that were Geo Surveyors, were kited out so well it astounded me.</p><p>Everything was habit, they packed and left for 4 to 6 weeks at a time.</p><p></p><p>I have had the pleasure of working with a German welder, the tricks he knew and how to use his tools left me in awe.</p><p></p><p>I think that trick you speak of is like using a tig, you have to smash all the flux off of the feed rod to do it, from memory.</p><p>Did he reverse the polarity of the headpiece and earth? </p><p>I think that's how it is done to make a basic tig, but maybe not with batteries, not sure.</p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greenhornet_au, post: 615858, member: 8767"] I think I saw that method of welding with batteries when I was a kid in the late 60's or early 70's. On one of those bush exploring series with ex army guys or a doco about the bush or similar. But I am sure it was done well before that, many things new, are old, if you know what I mean. However it is good advice for someone going bush and needing to be independent, some brothers I knew that were Geo Surveyors, were kited out so well it astounded me. Everything was habit, they packed and left for 4 to 6 weeks at a time. I have had the pleasure of working with a German welder, the tricks he knew and how to use his tools left me in awe. I think that trick you speak of is like using a tig, you have to smash all the flux off of the feed rod to do it, from memory. Did he reverse the polarity of the headpiece and earth? I think that's how it is done to make a basic tig, but maybe not with batteries, not sure. :) [/QUOTE]
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